Lenovo-owned Motorola had announced the
Motorola Razr clamshell flagship phone with a foldable screen in November. At
that time, it was reported the Motorola Razr 2019 won’t be releasing in China.
However, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2020 tech trade show that was
held earlier this month, the company confirmed that the Motorola Razr with 5G
support will be arriving in Q2 this year in China. A fresh repot on a Chinese
tech blog reveals that the Motorola Razr 5G was showcased at the Wuhan
International Expo Center in China.
The Motorola Razr 5G is being manufactured
at the Wuhan facility of the Lenovo Group. The regular Razr phone that comes
without 5G support ships with Snapdragon 710. Its 5G version seems to be
equipped with a 5G-ready chip. Hence, it could be driven by Snapdragon 765 or
Dimensity 5G chipsets. Motorola has recently released phones with Exynos
chipsets from Samsung. Hence, there is a possibility that the Razr 5G could be
equipped with Exynos 980. Hopefully, more information on the device will
surface as its China launch draws near.
Motorola is currently working on the
global release of Motorola Razr. The clamshell is now up for pre-orders in the
U.S and the U.K. The shipments of the device are expected to begin in the U.S.
from Feb. 6. The company intends to sell the phone in other markets such as
Canada, India, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and some European countries.
At present, there is no word on whether the Motorola Razr 5G will be made available
outside of China.
Soon after the announcement of Razr 5G’s
arrival in China at the CES 2020, Motorola had teased images of its retail
package and production unit. The model number of the China is XT2000-2. The
retail box image revealed that the Motorola Razr 5G for China has 6 GB of RAM
and 128 GB of storage. Its other details are currently under the wraps.
The Motorola Razr 2019 comes with a
6.2-inch foldable inner P-OLED display. It has an external display of 2.7
inches. The Snapdragon 710 powers the device with 6 GB of RAM and it has an
internal storage of 128 GB. It lacks support for microSD. The handset comes
loaded with Android 9 Pie OS. The Razr has a selfie camera of 5-megapixel and
it has a rear camera of 16-megapixel. The phone is backed by a 2,510mAh battery
that supports 15W charging. It does not feature a 3.5mm audio jack.
